Livelihood analysis of tuber crop farmers in Kerala
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ABSTRACT Tuber crops are mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,Karnatka,Odisha and in the North Eastern states of India, and is used both for edible purpose and also in the starch industry. Most of the farmers grow cassava, sweet potato, yams and elephant foot yam in their farms and earn their livelihood. Livelihood assessment of the tuber crops farmers help to identify the different assets possessed by the tuber crops farmers and how it is contributing to their livelihood. With this aim this study was conducted with the objectives of assessing the livelihood capitals of the tuber crops farmers. Two districts namely Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta were selected for the study. From each district two villages were selected. Thirty farmers involved in tuber crops cultivation were selected from each district and thus a total of 60 farmers were selected as respondents randomly. Data were collected using pre tested interview schedule. Index was worked out for all the capitals. Of the five livelihood capitals, physical and social capital possessed the highest value of more than 0.70 in both the districts and financial index in Pathanamthitta (0.53) and natural index in Thiruvananthapuram (0.53) possessed relatively lower value. The study includes a detailed analysis of the livelihood capitals.References
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